Durable Smooth Ride Race Bicycle Preparation To The Off Groad

Undertaking a 200 mile gravel race is no small task by Portable Foldable Mountain Bike for most people anyway.  I'm sure some enterprising individuals can hop on a Ultra LightWeight Foldable Bicycle with much thought or training and ride for 15 hours, but not me.  I started my prep two and a half years ago, signing up to race the 100 mile version of Unbound Gravel in 2023, which was ultimately canceled due to the global pandemic, and rescheduled for 2024.  I did my homework last year aboard a stock geometry carbon fiber Alchemy Ronin gravel bike, starting the race strong, and making dumb mistake after dumb mistake to finish the 100 mile event completey empty some 7 hours after starting.  Among the mistakes I made were forgetting both a third water bottle and my hydration pack back home in Colorado before driving to Kansas, and not realizing either mistake until the morning of the race.  I continued to make mistakes on course, such as riding foolishly through the rest stop without bothering to utilize the "crew for hire" I had paid for, and supplied with Foldable Mountain Hike Bike,water bottles, hydration mix, and snacks.  

I loved the Foldable Mountain Hike Bike last year, but wanted something that felt a bit racier and quicker for the double distance.  A custom built titanium gravel Durable Smooth Ride Race Bicycle with 38c tires should be just the thing to handle the rough bits the course will be sure to throw out, but also be faster on the smoother sections.  I will be carrying a few tools in a Silca seat post wrap, including Stan's Dart tubeless plugs, a CO2, tube, tire lever wrapped in electrical tape, and a Silca multi-tool that carries an extra quick connect chain link.  My top tube bag will be packed with easy to access snacks like shot blocks, energy bars, and hydration mix for the water Oasis' on course.  I really like LMNT hydration mix, it is sugar free, really salty, and easy to drink and digest.  Providing I remember to bring my hydration backpack, it will also carry some more tools and supplies like a rain jacket, tube, first aid kit, sealant, chainbreaker, USB battery and cables, spare seat collar and derailleur hanger, 3-way torx wrench (why does Sram love Torx so much?) an extra tubeless valve, a schrader adapter for a gas station air hose, and last but certainly not least, zip ties!  It seems like a lot to carry, but the end goal is to finish, and any one of these things could potentially be the difference between riding through the finishing chute on my bike versus in the sag wagon.